シラバス Syllabus

授業名 International Management
Course Title International Management
担当教員 Instructor Name Rebecca Chunghee Kim
コード Couse Code GLP153_G24N
授業形態 Class Type 講義 Regular course
授業形式 Class Format On Campus
単位 Credits 2
言語 Language EN
科目区分 Course Category 応用科目200系 / Applied
学位 Degree MSc in Management
開講情報 Terms / Location 2024 GSM Nagoya Spring

授業の概要 Course Overview

Misson Statementとの関係性 / Connection to our Mission Statement

NUCB's mission is to educate innovative and ethical leaders who possess a ʻFrontier Spiritʼ and to create knowledge that advances business and society. As one of the core courses of a leading globally engaged business school, this course aims to underpin NUCB's mission and future purpose.

授業の目的(意義) / Importance of this course

Students should possess multi-cultural transferable skills that developing an appetite for reflective, adaptive and collaborative learning. This course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the issues in international management and the contextual factors and realities surrounding the international management (IM). It responds in particular to the increasing need of future managers seeking to work abroad as international executives.

By reviewing the concepts, patterns, behaviours and experiences of international management (e.g., International Human Resource Management, cross-cultural management, global corporate social responsibility), and by discussing a range of related cases in the contemporary international business, the course aims to familiarize students with key ideas and debates on international management.

到達目標 / Achievement Goal


By taking part in this course, students are expected to develop the capacity for 1) "dealing with" cross-cultural problems; 2) "developing" reflective applications in international management practice; and 3) "debating" systematically with multi-sided understanding of international management.

本授業の該当ラーニングゴール Learning Goals

*本学の教育ミッションを具現化する形で設定されています。

LG1 Critical Thinking
LG2 Diversity Awareness
LG4 Effective Communication
LG7 Global Perspective (GLP)

受講後得られる具体的スキルや知識 Learning Outcomes


Upon completing this course students should be able to get:

Subject specific knowledge and skills of:

• Obtaining knowledge and understanding of management in the international marketplace, and of the major theoretical and empirical studies investigating international management issues.
• Utilizing relevant concepts to explain the context and significance of international management
• Understanding a range of international management practices and how institutions/cultures impact upon them
• Knowledge of comparative management models and their implications for management in different
national/regional contexts: for example, Comparison between Asian (e.g., Japan, Korea and China) and European (e.g., the UK and Germany) management models.

Cognitive abilities and non-subject specific skills of:

• Analyzing concepts and issues of international management applied to practical conditions through contemporary case studies.
• Researching and identifying divergent patterns of international management.
• Application of know-how to new problem areas in the international business, such as global CSR/ESG in international business and sustainability management.
• Development of other skills including group working, oral and written presentation skills with consensus and relevant arguments.

SDGsとの関連性 Relevance to Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 4 質の高い教育をみんなに(Quality Education)

教育手法 Teaching Method

教育手法 Teaching Method % of Course Time
インプット型 Traditional 10 %
参加者中心型 Participant-Centered Learning ケースメソッド Case Method 90 %
フィールドメソッド Field Method 0 %
合計 Total 100 %

事前学修と事後学修の内容、レポート、課題に対するフィードバック方法 Pre- and Post-Course Learning, Report, Feedback methods

Course prerequisites
Participants should allow at least 3 hours of preparation time per case.
A laptop computer is required for electronic distribution of handouts on the day of the class.
Even though this course does not use a textbook, the students will learn theories, notions and models in the field of international management.

Preparation report
Students should familiarise themselves with the cases and be ready for classroom debates.
Student should submit the preparation report (For each session, not more than 700 words (+-10% is acceptable)).
Submission method : via Google Classroom.
Submission deadline: Before the class begin (by 09:00AM, Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3).

Viva Examination with the Case (Day 4)
The case for the viva exam will be announced ahead of the Viva to give you some time to familiarize yourself with the decision-making scenario.
Assignment : Exam questions will be distributed in class (Day 4).
Deadline : In-class Viva exam will last for 3 hours.
Submission method : via Google Classroom.

*It is your responsibility to familiarise yourself fully with University Regulations concerning plagiarism and other forms of unacceptable and unfair practice.

授業スケジュール Course Schedule

第1日(Day1)

Part 1: The Global Marketplaces
Topic 1: Course Overview, Objectives, and Expectations
Topic 2: What is International Management?
Topic 3: International Entry and Expansion

Part 2: Institutional Dynamics of the Global Market
Topic 4: Institutional Differences across the World (Institutional Theory)
Topic 5: Varieties of Capitalism (VoC)
Topic 6: International Strategic Management



●使用するケース
Case 1: Tim Hortons: Bringing Canada's Iconic Coffee to China (Ivey)
Case 2: Tata Consultancy Services Limited: The Joint Venture with Mitsubishi Corporation in Japan (Ivey)

第2日(Day2)

Part 3: Cross-cultural Management: Beyond Cultural Differences
Topic 7: Strategies for Managing Cultural Differences
Topic 8: Cross Cultural Management and Ethical Dilemmas
Topic 9: The Johari Window Model

Part 4: The International Environment and Sustainability
Topic 10: Global Corporate Social Responsibility
Topic 11: Ethical Considerations in International Business
Topic 12: Institutional Pressures for CSR and ESG




●使用するケース
Case 3: Automating Morality: Ethics for Intelligent Machines (Harvard)
Case 4: FIFA: The Beautiful Game and Global Scandal (Ivey)

第3日(Day3)

Part 5: Managing International Business and People
Topic 13: International Human Resource Management I (Expatriate)
Topic 14: International Human Resource Management II (Repatriate)
Topic 15: Leadership Development in Global Business

Part 6: International Marketing
Topic 16: Cross-cultural Marketing Strategy
Topic 17: Pricing Strategy
Topic 18: The Challenge of Global Customer Management



●使用するケース
Case 5: Jaguar or Bluebird? (A): Mark Chan's Decision to Stay Overseas or Return Home after his Expatriate Assignment (INSEAD)
Case 6: From Jaguar to Bluebird (B): Mark Chan Returns Home after his Expatriate Assignment (INSEAD)
Case 7: Apple Inc.: Price Strategy in India (IVEY)

第4日(Day4)

Viva Case Exam

Part 7: Debate systematically with multi-sided understanding of international management

Procedure of Viva Examination: The course introduces you to a series of cases, theories and views, each of them is associated with a specific “decision rule” in international management. The Viva examination tests your comprehension of these rules, and evaluates your ability to justify your decision-making stance as an international manager.

●使用するケース
Case 8: Viva case
- The Viva case will be announced ahead of the Viva to give you some time to familiarize yourself with the decision-making scenario. On the day of the Viva examination, your task will be to apply your chosen theories/views/ideas to the Viva case examination.

- Exam questions and further instructions will be distributed in class.

第5日(Day5)



第6日(Day6)



第7日(Day7)



成績評価方法 Evaluation Criteria

*成績は下記該当項目を基に決定されます。
*クラス貢献度合計はコールドコールと授業内での挙手発言の合算値です。
講師用内規準拠 Method of Assessment Weights
コールドコール Cold Call 0 %
授業内での挙手発言 Class Contribution 50 %
クラス貢献度合計 Class Contribution Total 50 %
予習レポート Preparation Report 10 %
小テスト Quizzes / Tests 0 %
シミュレーション成績 Simulation 0 %
ケース試験 Case Exam 40 %
最終レポート Final Report 0 %
期末試験 Final Exam 0 %
参加者による相互評価 Peer Assessment 0 %
合計 Total 100 %

評価の留意事項 Notes on Evaluation Criteria

Preparation before class and active participation in both small group discussion and open class discussion are expected. The preparation report and the case exam will be graded by the comprehensiveness and depth of arguments. The final course grading will follow a forced distributed curve when the number of participations is larger than 10.

使用ケース一覧 List of Cases

    ケースは使用しません。

教科書 Textbook

  • 配布資料

参考文献・資料 Additional Readings and Resource

There is no set text but the course will draw upon contemporary research and writing.

授業調査に対するコメント Comment on Course Evaluation

Class discussion will follow a more structured and theoretically based manner.

担当教員のプロフィール About the Instructor 


Rebecca Chunghee Kim, Ph.D. is Professor of Business Ethics and International Management at the NUCB Business School. She was a British Chevening scholar and a visiting scholar of University of California, Berkeley. Rebecca received her PhD degree (2009) from University of Strathclyde Business School, UK.

Specialized field and societal impact:
Rebecca is particularly interested in research on comparative and global CSR, ESG, and capitalism through active collaboration with scholars/practitioners from around the world. Her research interest also includes: UN SDGs; Inclusive Leadership; Family Business; and Institutional Theory. As a discussion-loving scholar, Rebecca has delivered speeches/guest lectures on international CSR and ESG in various nations including Japan, Korea, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Mongolia, UK and USA.

Selected Refereed Articles:
• (2022) Rethinking corporate social responsibility under contemporary capitalism: Five ways to reinvent CSR, Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, 31(2), 346-362.
• (2022) Sanpo-Yoshi and Corporate Social Responsibility in Japan, Strategic Analysis, 46(4), 403–415.
• (2021) Interpretation and integration of “creating shared value” in Asia: implications for strategy research and practice, Asian Business & Management, 19, 379–406.
• (2018) The Korean Air Nut Rage Scandal: Domestic versus International Responses to a Viral Incident, Business Horizons], 61(4), 533-544.
• (2018) Can Creating Shared Value (CSV) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) Collaborate for a Better World? Insights from East Asia, Sustainability, 10(11), 4128.

Refereed Proceedings
• (2023) Retention of Millennial and Gen Z Employees: Does CSR Matters? 2023 AoM Conference Proceedings (Boston, USA)
• (2023) Revisiting Carroll’s Pyramid of CSR Model: How to Improve CSR Education in Multi-cultural Setting, 2023 European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference Proceedings (Trinity Business School, Dublin, Ireland)
• (2022) Inclusive Leadership in Times of Crisis: The Messaging of Business Leaders Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic”, 2022 EURAM Conference Proceedings (Zhaw School of Management and Law, Winterthur, Switzerland)
• (2021) Inclusive Leadership in a Time of Crisis: The Messaging of Business Leaders Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic”, 47th EIBA Annual Conference 2021 (Madrid, Online)
• (2021) Distortions of Capitalism and Corporate Social Responsibility: 5 Ways To Reinvent CSR” 2021 EURAM Annual Conference Proceedings (University of Quebec, Online)

(実務経験 Work experience)


Previously, Rebecca taught at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, University of Nottingham, University of Strathclyde, and University of Edinburgh. Prior to entering academia, she worked in the fields of foreign diplomacy, government, NGO and CSR consulting business as a professional of international relations for twelve years.

Refereed Articles

  • (2022) Interpretation and integration of “creating shared value” in Asia: implications for strategy research and practice. Asian Business & Management 19
  • (2022) Sanpo-Yoshi and Corporate Social Responsibility in Japan. Strategic Analysis 46(4):
  • (2022) Rethinking corporate social responsibility under contemporary capitalism: Five ways to reinvent CSR. Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility 31(2):

Refereed Proceedings

  • (2023). Retention of Millennial and Gen Z Employees: Does CSR Matter?. 2023 AoM Proceedings .2023 Academy of Management (AoM) Conference . 1. 2. Boston, USA






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